In outlaw king, a Chris goes to war

Chris Pine storms the fields of medieval Scotland, and we gladly follow

Outlaw King is the next movie from director David Mackenzie, director of 2016’s terrific neo-Western Hellor High Water. Unlike Hell or High Water, Outlaw King is 1) a historical epic and 2) will be exclusive to Netflix after its premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. It’s based on the real-life story of Robert the Bruce, a Scotsman who, fed up with England, declares himself King of Scotland, igniting a war.

Starring Chris Pine (an excellent Chris, even in the face of steep competition) as the titular outlaw king, Outlaw King looks like Netflix’s first proper epic, a movie full of siege engines and big brutal battles and dudes with some hardcore historical revenge on their mind.

Mackenzie is a director whose made everything from sex comedies to prison dramas, and Hell or HighWater remains an excellent modern Western—so it’ll be fascinating to see his take on a grand epic about the King of Scots. Even if his take ends up being a straightforward one, we’d watch the hell out of it.